Coal Authority

 Julia Draycon and Jim Repp of the Coal Authority, which has now been given Category 2 responder status in recognition of its work supporting the ‘blue-light’ emergency services on major incidents related to historical mining
MINING

Coal Authority granted 'Category 2' responder status

The emergency work undertaken by UK's Coal Authority gains official recognition

07 March 2023

 Safety works being undertaken by the Coal Authority at Saltcoats, Scotland, after former mine works cause substantial subsidence
GROUND CONTROL

Historical unrecorded mine workings stabilised to keep Scottish community safe

Former mine workings in Scotland stabilised by Coal Authority after homes subside

27 January 2023

 The UK’s Coal Authority is currently reviewing over 30 potential heat network opportunities using geothermal mine energy
GEOTHERMAL

New maps reveal heat stored in Britain's abandoned coal mines

An interactive map of geothermal heat distribution in disused UK mines is being published

01 December 2020

 Improvements have been made to a Coal Authority scheme in Scotland which relies on chemical dosing of discharged mine water to reduce iron levels to meet the discharge consent
MINING

Coal Authority upgrades mine water treatment scheme in Scotland

Changes to scheme at disused Scottish mine set to improve efficiency of water treatment

07 July 2020

 Drilling and grouting contractor Aarsleff is joining the UK Coal Authority's Framework
MINING

Aarsleff accepted on Coal Authority Framework

The UK's Coal Authority has added Aarsleff Ground Engineering to its Framework programme

28 May 2020

 SafeLane Global was contracted by Dunelm Geotechnical and Environmental to drill a borehole to investigate the option of utilising a disused mine in the UK for geothermal energy supply
GEOTHERMAL

Taking the heat off Durham County Council

How a UK council is looking to re-purpose a disused coal mine as a source of geothermal energy

20 April 2020

 PhD student Mylène Receveur recording water levels and collecting critical data before a Coal Authority pumping test
GEOTHERMAL

PhD student to study water heat in disused UK mines

A PhD student will be studying the subsurface 'plumbing' and heat distribution of UK mine workings

13 February 2020

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